Cigar accessory



B. FRANKEL CIGAR ACCESSORY Dec. 27, 1932.

Filed Deu. 1, 1931 f1INVENTOR 4W ATTORNEYS Patented Dec. 27, 1932 l l UNITED sr.triesv PATENT OFFICE BENJAMIN' FRANKEL, OF NEVIV YORK, N'. i

Application filed' December 1, 1931'. Serial No.v 578,233;

This inventionI relates' to-cigar accessories. be exemplified in the construction hereinafter It isfpartir-:ularly'directed toca highly practidescribed, and of which the scope of applicacal and eilicient piercing implement adapted tion will be indicated lin the following claims. to be inserted into an end;v of the cigar so-that In the accompanying. drawing, in which same mayl draw freely when the cigar is is shown one ofthe various possible illus- 55 smoked, and it is an object of this invention trative embodiments of. thisinvention. l l toprovide apiercing implement of the ohar- Fig. l is a side view of a cigar Wrapped in aeter described which maybe inserted into cellophane and provided With my improved the cigar at the factory directly after the piercing implement, With parts broken away cigar is'fi'nished, andi-Which is'so` constructed to show the interior construction; 60 thatL upon;Withdrawingthe7 implement it Will Fig. 2 isa side View of the cigar provided come out Without'pullin'g any tobacco4 with with a piercing implement lembodying the it or producingcany dust orparticles. invention', WiththeWrapperremo-ved;

furtherobjectof thisinventionfis to pro- Fig. 3 is a side View' of a piercing implevide af piercing implement of the` character nient embodying a. modified construction; G

described,.whichwilllgive'the cigar in'Wlhich Fig. L is a side view of still another modiit is inserted an appearance of increased fied construction of my piercingv implement; length,.andwhich` Willrenderit'` unnecessary Fig. 5 is a side view of afurtlier modified to'. finish.v the cigairrwith: the usual tobacco construction ofl my piercing; implement;v Wrapper leaf Whichii's pasted-rover theftip of Figs. 6 andv 7 arei partialv longitudinal 70 the'cigarandusuallycuiior bitten off.I bythe crossssectional views of cigars having insinokerprior to smoking thecigar: sertedLtherein piercing'implements, illustratm further. object; of thisinvention` is t-o ing further modifications of my invention; r provide a. piercing: implement'which` when and Y y Y Withdrawn from the cigar, leavesf af large; Fig; 8' is a sideview of a still further mod` round openinggandwliichwill.pnnctureany ified form of my invention;V I lumpsifonniede thee fillernear'thehead of Fig. 9 is another side view of the structure thert cigarf, thus insuring a. perfect" drawing shown in Fig. 8; i

ofrthez-cigar.: l Fig. 10 is aside View of a still further Aenotheiobjectzofthisfinventionfis'to promodified construction; and 80 videra.i.cigairhavingiazpiercing:implementinL Fig. 11 isa cross-sectional View taken on sei-ted in one end thereof, and means in the linelI-ll of Fig. 10. formof'awrapper, fore-Xamplega celophane Referring nonTV in` detail to the drawing,

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"o thepier'oing, implementfor'borer against acciinvention, comprising a cigar l1 into one end dental slpingl'OrJ looseness;A ofvwliich isV inserted my improved piercing Stillanot-her object of` this inventioni's to implement 12, the cigar and piercer being piovideaineatf and:attractive` Wrapped? cigar covered by a wrapper 13 which may be i provided with;Y a piereingimpleinent Which formed With a cellophane Wrapper. The lusushallbefextremely cheap itomanufacturel, simalcigar it is Well known, comprisesmafiller ple to apply toioi'remove'- fromtheendsf of composed of strips ofy tobaccoy and an outer thelcigar Without unduly brealhingi'upfthe wrapper of tobacco leaf which extends the fillei:l and the', head: of.s Which'shall simulate length ofthe cigar', the ends of the Wrapper the tip-.offthe cigar; being'pasted over the tips of the cigar to pre,- r Otherv objects of 'this invention Willinipart vent-unraveling. The usual cigar smoker, as 9" be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed is Well known, bites orcuts the tip atene end out of the cigar' to permit the smoke to be drawn 'Flieinvelntiow accordingly' consists inthe through'the cigar. Often the filleriis formed fatureskoffconstructi'on, combinations of ele'- With lumps near thehead of' the' cigar' and ments,L andarrangement oflpartswhich Will interferes with the free" flow of smoke through the cigar. To obviate the necessity for biting the end of the cigar and to permit the smoke to be readilydrawn when the cigar is smoked, the piercing implement 12 is inserted in the head of the cigar at the factory, directly after the cigar is manufactured whenit is still soft and moist.

The implement 12 is provided with a head 14 and a shank 15. Preferably the sh nl 15 comprises a point 16, and a belly portion 17. The belly 17 is preferably rounded so that when the borer is withdrawn from the cigar, it comes out without pulling anytobacco with it or unduly breaking up the filler or wrapper. If desired, as shown in Fig. 4, the piercing implement 20 may be provided with a shank 21 havingl a point 22, a conical portion or belly 23, and a second bellied portion 24. Between the el ed portions 23 and 24 there is preferably au inwardly curved rounded annular groove 25. The portion 2G between the belly 24 and the head 2'? may likewise be. inwardly curved to form a well rounded neck portion so t iat ...c enti re shank is formed of curved surfaces to permit easy withdrawal of the implement.

In Fig. 5 there is shown piercing implement having a shank formed with three bellied portions 31, 32 and 33 interconnected by rounded neck portions 34 and 35. Thus the shank may be formed of any suitable length and provided with any suitable number of outwardly beaded or bellied curved portions and inwardly curved neck portions forming rounded annular grooves. WV hen the cigar seasons Vor dries the filler usually shrinks somewhat and separates from the rounded grooved portion between the bellied portions of the piercer. The piercer is thus held tightly within the cigar without unduly gripping the shank, so that upon wi hdrawing the piercer it may come out cleanly without pulling any tobacco with it or producing dust or scraps of tobacco. Byplacing a wrapper around the cigar having a piercer, should the cigar become unduly dry the wrapper 13 will nevertheless prevent accidental slipping or escape of the piercing implement from the cigar. 4

Since the piercing implement is to be inserted in the cigar at the factory after the cigar is made, said implement may be made with a head simulating the tip of the cigar so as to render it unnecessary to finish the head of the cigar, thus saving material and expense. Thus the piercer 12 may be formed with a small `knob or head 14 or with a large flat head 14a, as shown in Fig. 3. its shown in Fig. 6, the cigar 11 may be formed with a substantially flat end surface 11a and the tip 38 of the piercer 39 inserted into the end of said cigar may be in the form of a tip of a cigar and may be provided with a curved undersurface 4() so as'not to crush the ends l" of the tobacco strips. Thus, `finishing of the head of the cigar with tobacco wrapper leaf, is rendered unnecessary. Furthermore, the large head 38 resembling the tip of the cigar gives the cigar the appearance of increased length.

ln F ig. 7 there is shown a piercing implement 41 adapted to be inserted intoa cigar 11 having a rounded end 11b. To4 this end, the piercer 41 is provided with a head 42 having a deeply curved undersurface 43 adapted to contact the curved end 11?) of the cigar. This piercer l41 may be inserted by the cigar purchaser and obviously will lit most cigars having rounded tips and may be left in the cigar until it is smoked.

As shown in Fig. 4, the belly 24 of the implement 2O is of larger diameter than the belly 13 so that upon withdrawing said implement from a cigar, a larger opening is made by the belly 24 to permit the belly 23v to readily pass through the opening so formed. Gbviously, after any of the piercing implements described above are removed from one end ofthe cigar they may be inserted into the oppositev end and 'then' withdrawn to form longitudinal openings atfboth ends of the cigar to permit the smoke to -be readily drawn when smoking the cigar.

In Fig. 8 there is shown a piercing implement having ashank 51 formed with 'a flattened end 52 having notches 53 0n oppoiteedges thereof. The implement 50 may be inserted into the cigarfand the head 54 grasped by the lingers to rotate the implement about its airisfor forming a wide cylindrical openingj The implement 50 is Aespecially useful where the cigar smoker requires an eiztremelyeasyI drawing of the smoke, or for cigars which are very tightly packed with filler. A

Each of the piercing-implements described above'may be made of wood or metal or any other suitable material, and may be colored in any suitable manner. The headyfor eX- ample, may have a color resembling tobacco so that the head may better simulate thetip of the cigar.

In Figs. 10 and 11 there is shown a piercing instrument 55 illustrating a still further modification of my invention. Said implement 55 is provided with a cylindrical shank 56 formed with spaced parallel ribs or ridges 57. rlhe implement 55 may be rotated axially before removing the same from the cigar, if desired. Said ridges facilitate the insertion and removal of the implement.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the several-objects of this in'- vention are achieved, and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use. Y Y

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and-as various changes might be made in the embodiments above set forth, it is to be understood that al1 matter herein set forth, or shown in the accompanying drawing, is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:-

1. A piercing device for a cigar or the like comprising a shank member having a longitudinally extending portion of enlarged diameter intermediate the ends thereof, the portions of said shank member at the ends of said longitudinally extending portion being ofv smaller diameter lthan the latter, said longitudinally extending portion being curved longitudinally and peripherally, and a head at one end of said shank member.

2. A piercing device for a cigar or the like comprising a shank member having a head and 'a pointed end, said shank member having 2O a portion of enlarged diameter intermediate the ends thereof, said portion being curved peripherally and also longitudinally and decreasing in diameter toward both ends of the shank member whereby said shank member,

when inserted into the cigar, compresses the tobacco thereof and is thereby held in the cigar. Y

3. A piercing device for a cigar or the like comprising a shank member having a head and a pointed end and two enlarged portions intermediate said head and pointed end, each of said enlarged portions being curved peripherally and longitudinally and decreasing in diameter toward both ends of said shank member.

4. A piercing device for a cigar or the like comprising a shank member having a head and a pointed end and two enlarged portions intermediate said head and pointed end, eachV 40 of said enlarged portions being curved peripherally and longitudinally and decreasing in diameter toward both ends of said shank member, one of said enlarged portions having a smaller maximum diameter than the other enlarged portion.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature.

BENJAMIN FRANKEL. 

